Toxics and Health

Toxics in our environment can adversely affect health.

Infants and young children are especially vulnerable because substances such as caustic household cleaners, lead, second and third hand smoke, BPA in food containers, and pesticides can interfere with their endocrine, immune, and neurological system development. Toxics can jeopardize the health of pregnant women and their developing fetuses as well.

We work to educate health professionals, the public, and lawmakers about the health impacts of toxics in our homes and environment. Our goal is for all people to live in healthy, toxic-free environments.

 

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Educating families about common household toxics

Toxics and Health News

New Report: Climate Change is an Emergency for Texas

AUSTIN, TX — As the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) draws to a close, Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility (Texas PSR) sound the alarm regarding the damaging…

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Commentary: Health and Climate Connected

By Lesa Walker, Texas Medicine September 2020 I am a public health physician and a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas School of Public Health. For…

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No to Nuclear Waste in Texas

Letter to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, by Elliot J. Trester MD, Texas PSR board of directors As a board member of Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Texas Chapter of…

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